MAGELLAN - a 2.4GHz low-power radio transceiver with integrated DC-DC supply for wireless wristwatches, automotive remote-controls, and wireless sensor network applications

• Unité de recherche: INNOSUISSE
• Numéro de projet: 10229.2;6 PFNM-NM
• Titre du projet anglais: MAGELLAN - a 2.4GHz low-power radio transceiver with integrated DC-DC supply for wireless wristwatches, automotive remote-controls, and wireless sensor network applications

Description succincte (Anglais)

MAGELLAN - a 2.4GHz low-power radio transceiver with integrated DC-DC supply for wireless wristwatches, automotive remote-controls, and wireless sensor network applications

Description succincte (Français)

MAGELLAN - a 2.4GHz low-power radio transceiver with integrated DC-DC supply for wireless wristwatches, automotive remote-controls, and wireless sensor network applications

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

The MAGELLAN project ultra low-power wireless wrist-watches, radio remote-controls for the automotive industry, and wireless sensor networks. The goal of the project is to leverage innovative RF CMOS circuits in CSEM¿s and ASULAB¿s IC portfolio, and realize a beyond state-of-the-art 2.4GHz RF transceiver for applications that require operation on the worldwide 2.4GHz band, but cannot use standards such as Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low-Energy, or Zigbee. With respect to the latter standards, the targeted applications will require an order of magnitude better propagation distance, more than a factor-of-two lower current consumption, compliance with a larger set of battery types and voltages, and enhanced robustness especially for automotive applications in extreme electrical and environmental conditions. The MAGELLAN project will be steered by a consortium of Swiss industrial end-users that will contribute to the development of the MAGELLAN IC and that will then use it in their wireless product portfolio.

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Français)

The MAGELLAN project ultra low-power wireless wrist-watches, radio remote-controls for the automotive industry, and wireless sensor networks. The goal of the project is to leverage innovative RF CMOS circuits in CSEM¿s and ASULAB¿s IC portfolio, and realize a beyond state-of-the-art 2.4GHz RF transceiver for applications that require operation on the worldwide 2.4GHz band, but cannot use standards such as Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low-Energy, or Zigbee. With respect to the latter standards, the targeted applications will require an order of magnitude better propagation distance, more than a factor-of-two lower current consumption, compliance with a larger set of battery types and voltages, and enhanced robustness especially for automotive applications in extreme electrical and environmental conditions. The MAGELLAN project will be steered by a consortium of Swiss industrial end-users that will contribute to the development of the MAGELLAN IC and that will then use it in their wireless product portfolio.